The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1555-2023·Announced 2023-10-04

Fenugreek Supplement Capsules Recalled Due to Foreign Material

Vitality Works is recalling fenugreek supplement capsules containing foreign material (pen pieces). The contamination poses a potential choking hazard.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall for foreign material contamination (pen fragments) in a dietary supplement. No illnesses or injuries have been reported. The hazard represents a theoretical risk of choking or ingestion injury, meeting the criteria for a high-severity recall where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Vitality Works, Inc. is recalling 100 Vegetarian Fenugreek Capsules (600mg, 90-count bottles) due to the presence of foreign material—pieces of a pen—found in the product. This contamination poses a potential choking or ingestion hazard to consumers.

The affected lot is 2023-06871, with an expiration date of July 2028. Approximately 1,025 bottles were distributed to 55 retail customers representing 284 individual stores throughout the United States.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to their retailer for a refund. Anyone who has consumed the product and experiences symptoms should contact their healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
100 vegetarian Fenugreek Capsules 90 count, 600mg, packaged in 150cc Amber Glass Packer with White Polypropylene Cap.
Affected units
1,025

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 54 recalled by Vitality Works, Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 54 products in this recall →

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